MPSSAA Cross Country State Championship Central

State Championship Results

	GIRLS TEAM	BOYS TEAM
CLASS 1A	Harford Technical - 80 Smithsburg - 94 Patterson Mill - 99	Harford Technical - 81 Smithsburg - 100 Liberty - 124
CLASS 2A	Centennial - 39 Hereford - 67 Century - 85	Centennial - 70 Poolesville - 96 Wilde Lake - 112
CLASS 3A	Severna Park - 48 Towson - 101 Thomas S. Wootton - 142	Thomas S. Wootton - 75 Severna Park - 95 North Hagerstown - 160
CLASS 4A	Bethesda-Chevy Chase - 72 Frederick - 74 Urbana - 99	Walt Whitman - 75 Bethesda-Chevy Chase - 143 Urbana - 150

Al Smith Sportsmanship Awards

Class 1A - Brunswick Railroaders

Class 2A - Randallstown Rams

Class 3A - Sherwood Warriors

Class 4A - Urbana Hawks

	GIRLS	BOYS
CLASS 1A	Isabel Devos, Harford Technical, 19:32.29 Cora Gentzel, Smithsburg, 19:51.73 Sophia Brill, Mountain Ridge, 20:06.13	Gregory Schellberg, Liberty, 16:19.22 Michael Wynkoop, Smithsburg, 16:29.74 Dylan Herbst, Smithsburg, 16:34.18
CLASS 2A	Riley Herdson, Centennial, 19:12.54 Sylvia Snider, Hereford, 19:16.63 Kaylee Beal, Centennial, 19:36.56	Eric Penkala, Southern-AA, 15:37.37 Ben Marks, Queen Anne's, 15:52.80 Ryan Hartranft, Century, 15:58.45
CLASS 3A	Lauren Stine, North Hagerstown, 18:23.46 Claire Sivitz, Howard, 18:47.18 Josephine Kamas, Severna Park, 19:02.84	Tsedeke Jakovics, Old Mill, 15:52.04 Walker Mason, North Hagerstown, 16:04.00 Oliver Katz, Dulaney, 16:08.07
CLASS 4A	Emma Colavito, Richard Montgomery, 18:53.80 Nya Stoian, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, 18:57.13 Katherine Greenwald, Walt Whitman, 18:59.10	Mateo Gros-Slovinsky, Walt Whitman, 15:44.74 Kieran White, Parkdale, 15:53.62 Jaleb Saunders, Eleanor Roosevelt, 15:53.95

State Championship Information

Event: 49th Running of the MPSSAA Cross Country State Championships

Location: Hereford High School

Date: November 9, 2024

Directions: Directions from I-83 North: Exit 27; right on Mt. Carmel Rd.; left on York Rd. for 1/2 mile to school on right. Follow directions from parking attendants.

Parking: $10.00 Pre-purchase parking passes through GoFan here.

(Hereford High School recommends purchasing parking passes ahead of the event in order to enable the traffic flow patterns at the venue. Although passes will be available for purchase on site, in-line wait time will likely be long. Carpooling is encouraged as passes are purchased per vehicle and this will save time and money, as well as more efficient for attending the state championships.)

Tickets: Admission to the championships is free.

State Championship Schedule:

10:00 a.m. -	Class 4A Boys	1:30 p.m. -	Class 2A Boys
10:30 a.m. -	Class 4A Girls	2:00 p.m. -	Class 2A Girls
11:30 a.m. -	Class 3A Boys	3:00 p.m. -	Class 1A Boys
12:00 p.m. -	Class 3A Girls	3:30 p.m. -	Class 1A Girls

Hereford High School Course Map

State Qualifiers

Region Meet Results

CLASS 4A	CLASS 3A	CLASS 2A	CLASS 1A
North	North	North	North
South	South	South	South
East	East	East	East
West	West	West	West

State Cross Country Meet Reminders

Parking: Parking will be available at the facilities in designated non-paved fields adjacent to the high school. Please follow school personnel regarding all parking locations. As in year’s past when inclement weather has immediately preceded the event, the MPSSAA encourages schools and spectators to plan accordingly based on potential impacts to the traditional field parking areas.

Spectators should make plans to car pool as best as possible. Also consider meeting at the local park and ride and take one vehicle to the school.
Spectators should strongly consider having a 4-wheel drive or all-wheel drive vehicle for field parking.

Course: Cross Country participants should stay off flagged areas during the course walk in order to maintain the integrity and safety of the course prior to the races. Due to the inclement weather, it is recommended that runners should wear longer spikes in their shoes to provide the best traction.

Tents: The MPSSAA and meet administrators will be monitoring wind on Saturday. All tents must be weighted and staked down. Teams may be asked to drop or take down tents. A decision will be made the day of the event if tents will be permitted based on wind forecasts.

Health and Safety: The MPSSAA has contracted for athletic trainers and EMT’s onsite. Please make sure all athletes eat and hydrate properly, avoid caffeinated and entry drinks, and have a warm and dry set of clothes for after their race.

Be Prepared: Students and Coaches should be prepared when they leave their bus for the weather conditions of the day. Please have ample warm clothing, the ability to stay dry, comfortable, and hydrated. The awards ceremony will take place outside near the rear of the baseball field dugout. There will be limited access to any inside portion of the facility, so all coaches and students should be prepared to be outside in the elements for the duration of the championship.

Resources

2024 Cross Country Bulletin

State Championship Merchandise